Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the Improvement of Youth in Reading and SpeakingEzra Collier, 1825 - 372 oldal |
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... rest the whole weight of his body on the right leg ; the other just touching the ground , at the distance at which it would naturally fall , if lifted up to show that the body does not bear upon it . The knees should be straight , and ...
... rest the whole weight of his body on the right leg ; the other just touching the ground , at the distance at which it would naturally fall , if lifted up to show that the body does not bear upon it . The knees should be straight , and ...
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... rest the opposite leg upon the toe ; and this will , in a great mea- sure , hide the defect of his make . In the same manner , if the arm be too long , or the elbow incline inwards , it will be proper to make him turn the palm of his ...
... rest the opposite leg upon the toe ; and this will , in a great mea- sure , hide the defect of his make . In the same manner , if the arm be too long , or the elbow incline inwards , it will be proper to make him turn the palm of his ...
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... rest , may be too difficult for boys to fall into at first ; and there- fore it may be necessary , in order to avoid the worst ex- treme , for some time , to make them extend the arm as far from the body as they can , in a somewhat ...
... rest , may be too difficult for boys to fall into at first ; and there- fore it may be necessary , in order to avoid the worst ex- treme , for some time , to make them extend the arm as far from the body as they can , in a somewhat ...
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... rest upon that leg , which is next to the person he speaks to , and which is farthest from the audience . This disposition is absolutely necessary , to form any thing like a picturesque grouping of objects , and without it , that is ...
... rest upon that leg , which is next to the person he speaks to , and which is farthest from the audience . This disposition is absolutely necessary , to form any thing like a picturesque grouping of objects , and without it , that is ...
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... rest in order , all having a book of the same kind , and all reading the same portion . This portion they must be ordered to get by heart against the next lesson ; and then the first boy must speak it , standing at some dis- tance ...
... rest in order , all having a book of the same kind , and all reading the same portion . This portion they must be ordered to get by heart against the next lesson ; and then the first boy must speak it , standing at some dis- tance ...
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186. oldal - Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole.
330. oldal - And you, good yeomen, Whose limbs were made in England, show us here The mettle of your pasture; let us swear That you are worth your breeding, which I doubt not; For there is none of you so mean and base, ) That hath not noble lustre in your eyes. I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips, Straining upon the start. The game's afoot! Follow your spirit, and upon this charge Cry, "God for Harry! England and Saint George!
333. oldal - Who is here so base that would be a bondman ? If any, speak, for him have I offended. Who is here so rude that would not be a Roman? If any, speak, for him have I offended. Who is here so...
337. oldal - With eyes severe, and beard of formal cut, Full of wise saws and modern instances, And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts Into the...
322. oldal - Was parmaceti for an inward bruise ; And that it was great pity, so it was, This villanous salt-petre should be digg'd Out of the bowels of the harmless earth, Which many a good tall fellow had destroy'd So cowardly ; and but for these vile guns, He would himself have been a soldier.
190. oldal - And decks the goddess with the glittering spoil. This casket India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box. The tortoise here and elephant unite, Transform'd to combs, the speckled and the white. Here files of pins extend their shining rows, Puffs, powders, patches, bibles, billets-doux.
222. oldal - To hear the lark begin his flight And singing startle the dull night From his watch-tower in the skies, Till the dappled dawn doth rise; Then to come, in spite of sorrow, And at my window bid good-morrow Through the sweetbriar, or the vine, Or the twisted eglantine : While the cock with lively din Scatters the rear of darkness thin, And to the stack, or the barn-door, Stoutly struts his dames before...
213. oldal - Muse, The place of fame and elegy supply: And many a holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. For who, to dumb Forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er...
324. oldal - Wilt thou upon the high and giddy mast Seal up the ship-boy's eyes, and rock his brains In cradle of the rude imperious surge ; And in the visitation of the winds, "Who take the ruffian billows by the top, Curling their monstrous heads, and hanging them With deaf'ning clamours in the slippery clouds, That, with the hurly * death itself awakes...
223. oldal - And ever, against eating cares, Lap me in soft Lydian airs, Married to immortal verse, Such as the meeting soul may pierce, In notes with many a winding bout Of linked sweetness long drawn out 140 With wanton heed and giddy cunning, The melting voice through mazes running, Untwisting all the chains that tie The hidden soul of harmony ; That Orpheus...